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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Kawaii Kitty Nailart Tutorial

Hello! I received a lot of love for my
kawaii kitty nailart I entered into the Barielle nail art contest. I totally
got runner up which is HUGE for me, so thanks to everyone who voted. You are
all awesome and I love your faces! :) Anyway, I had received a few requests for
a tutorial and I actually photographed the whole process intending to share a
tutorial, but these photos took forever for me to edit into a collage. I kept
having to put it off in favor of more new nail art posts. But finally, the time
has come, and it is here. Take a look.

Ok, so step 1 is easy: paint a big circle toward the tip of your nail on your
middle finger (if your nails are shorter, it will be almost centered, but be
sure to leave room for those cute giant ears!

Step 2: Add two triangles for the ears - I try to make them "rounded"
triangles to look more like cat ears

Step 3: paint a small rectangle below for the kitty's neck

Step 4: Add small rectangles on the index and ring fingers on the edges closest
to the kitty's face

Step 5: With a dotting tool, place two dots next to eachother, directly
opposite the edge of your rectangle. Then, place a dot on either side,
connecting to the kitty's arms...or technically legs.

Step 6: Fill in the empty space between the toes with the same colored polish

Step 7: With black polish and a detail brush, paint a U shape, then draw a line
across the top of the U to form the mouth

Step 8: To draw the eyes, draw two Vs, with their opening facing away from the
mouth. Then add two straight lines directly between the mouth and sides of the
face on both sides. These are the kitty's whiskers.

Step 9: Grab a pale pink polish, and using your smallest dotting tool, make a
dot within each "toe" on both of the kitty's paws. Using a larger
dotting tool, place one pink dot in the center of each paw to create the pad.
Then, use a brush to to paint two pink lines under the eyes, and add a small
dab of pink withing the mouth for the tongue.

Step 10: I left this out, but with the polish used for the main parts of the
kitty, add a squiggly line to your nail on your little finger for his tail. You
will also need to use your black polish to fill in the kitty's mouth. Topcoat
those nails, and you are done!

Here is what the final product will look like. Play with color, and please
share your manis with me on social media if you try out this tutorial!

I'm Jessie and I felt like I was going crazy until I re-discovered my love of nailpolish. I had a lot going on - I was working full time, going to school part time, and had a husband, a house, a dog, & three cats to take care of. I gained a renewed obsession with painting my nails, and discovered what a great form of relaxation it is. I got to be creative, play with color, and most importantly, avoid chores and homework for a few hours! Now I am a recent college graduate, and have more free time to take care of my home and paint my nails! I hope you enjoy my posts and nail art!